Majors at these schools?

College Search & Selection
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Hi guys,

I’m currently a junior at an extremely competitive and well-known (in the Northeast) high school with a 96 unweighted GPA (0-100 scale). All classes at my school are considered honors or AP. I took the ACT w/out prep earlier this year and received a 25, but right about now I’m around a 32 composite score. My class rank is 25/438. I also believe I have all of the necessary extracurriculars/athletics to be a competitive applicant at the schools listed below.

I definitely want to go either the business or pre-med (in which i would major in bio) route in college, but I’m torn between the two. So far I am looking at Amherst, Tufts, Hamilton, Colgate, Cornell, Brown, Wesleyan U, and Washington & Lee. I am also looking at Holy Cross and Villanova as safety schools.

Ivies aside, essentially what I’m asking is what are the pros/cons of those majors at these schools?

Thanks in advance.

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What’s with all the kids who are from my school who have suddenly started coming to College Confidential? Is the guidance department really that incompetent here?

Anyway, I’m a current senior from our school who is going to Tufts next year. I was ranked similarly to you (26/417 I believe), with a 34 composite ACT score. I’ll PM you with more information over the weekend once I get a chance. Feel free to also look through Naviance and compare what your stats are like with other students who have applied/been accepted to those schools. For instance, at UVA you basically need a 97+ to be accepted, but some schools take students with higher test scores if their average is good enough.